A foreign policy in which a powerful nation controls and exploits one or more colonies and, during the late 19th century and early 20th century, contributed to European rivalry.
What is Imperialism?
What is the name of the event that occurred in January of 1905, when the peasants peacefully Marched to the tsar's Winter Palace?
What is Bloody Sunday?
a conflict in which states pour all of their political, economic and social resources into the war effort
What is Total War?
These new industrial weapons contributed to making World War I so deadly
what are tanks, long range artillery, submarines, poison gas, war planes, machine guns, grenades?
One of the treaties that ended the First World War; it put harsh rules on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Which of the underlying causes of World War One was linked to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Russia because Germany was already at war with Russia?
What is an alliance?
Who was the "holy man" who many believed was controlling the government from the shadows.
Who is Grigori Rasputin?
Information produced by governments, presented in such a way as to inspire and spread certain beliefs or opinions
What is propaganda?
What are u-boats?
a group of countries trying to protect the independence of all countries- small or large. Organization formed after WWI
What is the League of Nations?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire formed this alliance group.
Who were the Triple Alliance?
Who was the leader of the Communists during the Civil War?
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The battle that brought Great Britain into the war
what is the battle of the Liege?
a deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to defeat the other
What is a stalemate?
payments to cover damages (in war)
What are reparations?
political ideology promoting loyalty and pride in one's cultural group, sometimes accompanied by feelings of superiority over other groups.
What is Nationalism?
The year of the Russian Revolution
what is 1917?
The WW1 battle known as the "Bloodiest day in British military history"
What is the battle of Somme?
The German military plan to invade Belgium
What is the Schlieffen plan?
The four conditions in the treaty of Versailles
What is Germany had to take full responsibilty for the war, limit their military, pay reparations, give up some of their territory?
This country was an ally of Germany and Austria-Hungary prior to the war, but ended up fighting against them when war broke out.
What is Italy?
The two main reasons why the Provisional government was weak and ineffective
What is kept Russia in WW1 and could not follow through with the demands of the working class?
The longest battle in WW1
What is the battle of Verdun?
The soldiers fighting on the western front started using this new war strategy
What are trenches?
The British made a naval blockade against Germany, allowing this country to swoop in and take over some of Germany's terrorities in China and the Pacific
What is Japan?